Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
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French Impressions: Arnaud de Rambures on the work of the artisan – a combination of love and passion
07 Feb 2012Arnaud de Rambures was born in 1986 in La Réunion, a French Island in the Indian Ocean. At age 18,…
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Le soufflé – l’amour, la romance and ladies who lunch
06 Feb 2012By Barbara Redmond French lessons at Institut Catholique de Paris were abandoned. Textbooks closed. Maps folded. Notebooks tucked in sacs.…
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La Chandeleur: Le Jour des Crêpes
30 Jan 2012By Michelle Hum As millions of elementary school children in America eagerly wait for the groundhog to come out to…
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French Impressions: Dewey Markham Jr., from French cuisine to Bordeaux wine
10 Jan 2012Dewey Markham Jr., wine scholar and author living in Mérignac, France, was born and raised in New York City. He…
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French Onion Soup – a Paris meal to remember
09 Jan 2012By Michelle Hum Ten minutes into making dinner in my apartment, I was fighting to hold back tears. Admittedly, these…
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Paris Macaron, Love in the Afternoon
11 Oct 2011By Barbara Redmond Standing alongside the Parisiennes who had entered the confectionary shop ahead of me, I followed their gazes—women…
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Boulangerie Poilâne: A Toast to French Breads
13 Aug 2011By Barbara Redmond There we stood at the bottom of the steps, he in his flip-flops and bikini brief and…
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French Chocolates: A Poetic Experience
15 Mar 2011By Laurence Haxaire Have you ever bitten into an eye shadow? We did… Gaëlle Sève is not just a designer.…
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Foie Gras – Just Because!
17 Dec 2010By Laurence Haxaire Foie Gras should be served anytime. When I came back to France after living in the United…
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French White Wines: Sauternes
03 Dec 2010By Jo-Ann Ross and Barbara Redmond I draped the Hermès scarf across my friend’s shoulders and on the run gave…
